Overview

This guide is for those that want to install Smartcash Linux wallet on an AWS Ec2 instance that has been created with Ubuntu distribution of Linux, LXDE desktop, Tiger VNC for remote access to the LXDE desktop, and noVNC for a remote browser access.

Read my How to build an AWS Linux VPS with Desktop and Remote Browser Access guide to set up your own AWS Ec2 instance, before proceeding with this guide.

You could also use some other version of a Linux VPS, so long as the Smartcash Linux wallet distribution works on it.

Goals

• Use and existing AWS EC2 instance with LXDE, TightVNC, and noVNC already installed
• Download and install Smartcash Linux wallet

Specifications

• AWS EC2 instance - General Purpose “t2.micro” (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 20 GB EBS)
• Ubuntu Server 16.04 LTS (HVM)
• TightVNC
• noVNC Server
• Smartcash 1.1.0 Linux wallet

Step-By-Step Instructions

Access your AWS EC2 Dashboard

• Go to https://aws.amazon.com/
• Click on “Sign in to the Console”
• Login with your user ID and password
• Click on “EC2” link under “Compute” section on AWS Services page

Connect via SSH

• Open Mac Terminal or Putty on Windows and connect via SSH

ssh your-user-name@your-public-IP

• Update and Upgrade the Ubuntu distribution

sudo apt update && sudo apt dist-upgrade

Connect via noVNC to see the desktop

• Restart TigerVNC and noVNC servers by killing any processes already existing

vncserver -kill :1

vncserver :1

fuser -k 6080/tcp

./noVNC/utils/launch.sh --vnc localhost:5901

• Go to a web browser and enter the noVNC URL

"https:// your public IP:6080/noVNC.html"

• In case you've forgot the password to connect to your TigerVNC server, use "vncpasswd" command on your SSH terminal

Download and install Smartcash Linux wallet

You will download the Smartcash Linux wallet package and install it on your EC2 instance, before you could start the wallet and view it on your Linux desktop remotely via a browser

• Get the Smartcash Linux wallet

cd Desktop

wget "https://smartcash.cc/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/smartcash-1.1.0-x86_64-linux-gnu.tar.gz"

tar xvzf smartcash-1.1.0-x86_64-linux-gnu.tar.gz

rm smartcash-1.1.0-x86_64-linux-gnu.tar.gz

• Go bad to your noVNC browser, right-click on the newly created smart cash folder on the desktop, and select "Open in Terminal"

• Start Smartcash Linux Wallet by issuing the following command inside the Termina window opened on the desktop view

./bin/smartcash-qt

• Decide where to store the wallet data, and click OK

• You should now see the wallet. Let is synch with the network.

After the wallet has been synched with the network (this could take many hours), go to https://smartcash.cc, and follow instructions on how to properly encrypt your wallet, and create a backup. DO THIS BEFORE YOU SEND ANY SMART TO YOUR WALLET!!!!

Enjoy it!

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